The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-06

name for all places where liquor. OF greg"
vas sold aud another feature Wa -
old time "sweep mill" for grinding corn,
probably the hrst in all Northern illineis.
These mills were quite simple 10 structure.
consisting Of Nh upper and lossr mill.
stone, l.boriously Clipped by hand out OF
the granite boulders OF the pIsirie or the
eighboring creek, upon . raised platform,
the lover stone stationary, the upper nee;
attached TO It above was an upright post or
| cy liader, small IN the centre, around which
u rope OF bel, Of rswbide WAS twice passed,
he other end around drum on revolving
post, attached TO q sweep, 10 which . horse
OF q span Of them, or even IN OF, Wes
huched. This Was the power. and each
revolution OF the beast OF burden around
the central post would cause % many turns
Of the upper milestone upon Its axis - the
propelling drum exceeded in size the post
which moved the upper stone. Somstimes
when iron gearing could be had. especially
later on in pioneer history, It took the place
of raw hide ropes, whereby Q much greater
degree OF speed WAS Obtained and proper
tionalely faster the CRISIS we're ground.
Here our newly married couple established
themselves, and have gone on from year 70
year enlarging their possessions until tney
have become auong the wealihicst OF Ia
Sale county s numerous population OF ricn
farmers; and here we leave them for
while, TO go and gather up anecdotes and In
cidents that nalur lily came into their histo'
ry. yet, strictly speaking, not connected with
il more than rs mere side issues.
PAT cuSSISGHAMs SPREE.
n In October, 1881, a rollicking lrishman,
named Pat Cunningham, lived at Oabow
Prairie, IN Putnam county. He helped M.
Armstrong to build the LET'S cabin, previous
ly mentioned, aud was generally useful TO
all the early settlers Of that region. Pstf
A weakness WAS principally fondness for
, "drop Of the crayihur.' He had helped
y son IN law Of Mr. Clark HolleDbach to move
from Sandy Creek TO Hollepbschs Grove,
5 and was returning on pony back. At the
mouth OF Fox River, where Ottawa is now, .
man named Geo Campbell kept grocery.
Pat had been minus ''grog for several
days and on arriving here diversified himself
in filling up Mounting his nag in
:, rather limp condition, he started towards
u Magnolia lie had passed the mouth OF Co.
vel Creek and reached rsvine near the OLD
Brown farm Here tired nature asserted
her rights and Patsfell off, in q deep sleep.
: His pony came back TO the next house.
5 some boys, who were weakened 80 fearfully
: by long and obstinate siege OF ague,
that they could hardly stand. went forward
to learn what had happened to Pat. these
D lads-Wash, Bill and. perhaps, doe .fin-
P strong. found the unlucky gentleman from
Erin In n dangerous predicament. His body
was living by the side of the creek, with his
= head in The edge OF the water, and he VA
i badly STUNNED, in fact insensible. not *
4 much from what he hal imbibed rs from his
fall The boys were unable TO move him
40 one remained TO watch him and get help
if any one should come along, while the OH
ers returned, and one Of them, by the hell
of his companions, mounted n horse and
}, rode back TO Campbells, where he found
$ Mr.. McKerns, who took the lad horse, re-
+ turned and extricated Pat from his periioas
fix. He was taken to the house, 10 or Il
J rods away, and cared for He remained in
4 sensible several hours and WAS confined x
S his bed several days When he had SUN
- ciently recovered TO be moved, john 3. Arm
strong saddled gentle mare, placed Pat OF
her back. and mounting the pony himseii
l thus escorted the invalid to Holderman'
a Grove,
n INDIAN HuMoR.
l MIR A. remained ut the Grove over night
}. Next morning the pony WAS missing. A
, the Mission and all around that region II
those DAYS there we're numerous Indians
:, and the noble red man, no matter how sound
e his morals on all other subjects, is apt to b
4 untruslworthy on the subject Of horsef1esh
h Besides, some of the frisky young aborigine
: had been taught by Elder Walker the pre-
j .h.,ot rali
ten commandments, those beautiful regu!a
tons which Moses IN his anger smashed in
4 10 "smi;hereens, an example which otheri
have been rather prone to follow ever since
Among these the order, Thou shalt no
! steal, the Indians always construed as no
i APPLYING to horses. or, in fact anything thai
I they could conveniently "get away with.
. II il the experience OF all who know much
of Indian character and history that If ever
d they were honest or moral in any degree, /
l. was when they had never known white PEG
o ple Most efforts to christianize hem has'
q failed. They readily learn the vices OF the
whites. and get enlightened, too, chiefly "iI
ways that are dark The pony in question
/ had been borrowed from Mr.. Hazleton, ,
Il white man, who then lived at the Mission.
q With slight hope Of finding the lost animal
-. MIR. A. went 10 tUat NlllhSe' ihSio hS Aceue
Frenchman named Bulbonais, who KEEP
e the store or grocery He was fine speci
g men Of Canadian 'rapper and adventurer
{ lie was powerful man, physically, thor
ough Indian by adoption, having lived among
them for years, and was married to squaw
They had son, aged then 10 or IL years
who bore the pompous name OF Georg'
f Washington Bulbonais There were mum
:, Der of Indians about, in various stages Of in
a., to. .ion, from the slightly elevated to the
help ess, snoring, PROSTATE snoo1er on me
I grass. Mr.. A. was delighted to learn that
/ the pony had come home; but on returning
= from the cabin found his own mare gone
or course he knew some Indian had stolen
j. her. Boiling over with wrath, he demanded
9 to know who the thief was and which way
4 he went A redskin, who seemed too drunk
4 10 wax or talk, pointed the direction Mr..
A. borrowed couple of horses from Mr.:
= Hauletou, put young Washington on one and
!. himself on the other, and started in pursuit.
They rode for hours, following the trail tc
> the old town of Somonauk, where there was
= large encampment Of Indians 1t appears
that when the horse thief reached that place
= and exhibited his prize, as Mr.. A. Afterwards
learned, the chief Of that village promptly